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Lofty goals elusive
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 11/05/2020
» At the close of the last millennium, leaders from around the globe gathered at the United Nations to endorse the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -- an agenda to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. They agreed to achieve the eight goals by 2015.
Prescriptions for recovery
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 20/04/2020
» In just four months since the emergence of a mystery virus in China, the world has become a dramatically different place. Covid-19 has become a household word in nearly every country on the planet, leaving a trail of sickness and death that has not been seen in decades.
The future of work
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/04/2020
» Co-working was a little-known concept when JustCo began developing innovative office spaces nine years ago in Singapore. But now it's here to stay, says Kong Wan Long, who is on a mission to make his company a global player in the field alongside the likes of IWC and WeWork.
Profit with purpose
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 25/11/2019
» Businesses today operate in a fishbowl, with their every move scrutinised by all kinds of interest groups. A single misstep can set off an online firestorm and seriously harm a company's reputation and bottom line.
Let Rohingya return: UN
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 04/11/2019
» United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has repeated his his call for the safe, dignified and voluntary return of displaced Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state.
Thailand to kick off chairmanship in Chiang Mai
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 12/01/2019
» The Asean Ministerial Retreat to be held Jan 16-18 in Chiang Mai will kick off Thailand's Asean Chairmanship with all the region's foreign ministers, including the Asean secretary-general, present.
Surakiart urges Thai pressure to fix Rohingya crisis
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 09/01/2019
» Former Thai foreign minister and former president of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council Surakiart Sathirathai urged Thailand to use the opportunity as Asean chair to persuade Nay Pyi Taw to develop a roadmap to ease the Rohingya crisis in Rakhine state.
Challenges in store as Thailand assumes Asean chair
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 01/01/2019
» As Thailand takes the 2019 Asean chairmanship on Tuesday, threats and challenges lie on the horizon. Experts are warning that Thailand and Asean must brace for spillover from the trade war between the United States and China and push harder for the promotion of free trade.
Asean 'must bolster maritime strength'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 04/12/2018
» As the chair of Asean next year, Thailand needs to push for a strong initiative on the Code of Conduct (COC) to show the regional bloc's strength in the maritime domain, a Japanese security expert said on Monday.
Asean chairmanship chance to 'boost US ties'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 30/11/2018
» The United States supports Thailand's role as Asean chair, specifically as it relates to Thailand's ability to draw multilateral effort from Asean members to deal with maritime and cybersecurity, says the US Assistant Secretary of Defence for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Randall G Schriver.